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11
POOR LAW RELIEF AND UNEMPLOYMENT.
Some indication as to the social condition of the inhabitants
of the Borough may be obtained from the following particulars
supplied to me through the courtesy of the Local Public Assistance
Officer:—
Average weekly number of Greenwich residents in
receipt of domiciliary relief during 1935 2,959
Average amount expended in outdoor relief in
Greenwich £1,136
A further indication in connection with this information may
be seen in the amount of relief afforded by the Maternity and Child
Welfare Committee by the supply of 5,581 lbs. of Dried Milk (free)
to 2,880 necessitous families.
Through the kindness of the Divisional Controller, Ministry of
Labour the following information is given concerning the number
of persons resident in Greenwich who were registered as unemployed
during the last quarter of 1935:—
Men
Women
Juveniles
Total
21st October
1,270
219
33
1,522
25th November
1,247
228
30
1,505
16th December
1,184
237
33
1,454
*EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
Total
M.
F.
Live Births
Legitimate
1,292
659
6331
Birth Rate 13.87
Illegitimate
45
17
28
Still-Births
59
32
27
Rate per 1,000
total Births 42.2
Deaths
1,043
531
512
Death Rate
(Crude) 10.83
(Adjusted) 11.04
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—
Rate per 1,000
total Births.
Puerperal Sepsis
3
2.1
Other Puerperal Causes
2
1.5
Total
5
3.6